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The sonsוּבְנֵיof Asher:אָשֵׁרImnah,יִמְנָהIshvah,וְיִשְׁוָהIshvi,וְיִשְׁוִיBeriah,וּבְרִיעָהand Serahוְשֶׂרַחtheir sister.אֲחֹתָםAnd the sonsוּבְנֵיof Beriah:בְרִיעָהHeberחֶבֶרand Malchiel.וּמַלְכִּיאֵל
Genesis 46:17
Study it in the app“The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:17, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Asherאָשֵׁרasher
Asher
Asher, a son of Jacob and Zilpah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "happy".
Where else “asher” appears- Imnahיִמְנָהyimna
Imnah
Imnah, a son of Asher; also a Levite.
Where else “yimna” appears- Ishvahיִשְׁוָהyishva
Ishvah
Ishvah, a son of Asher.
Where else “yishva” appears- Ishviיִשְׁוִיyishvi
Ishvi
Ishvi, a son of Asher; also a son of King Saul.
Where else “yishvi” appears- Beriahבְרִיעָהveria
Beriah
Beriah, the name of several Israelites; among them a son of Asher and a son of Ephraim.
Where else “veria” appears- and Serahשֶׂרַחserach
Serah
Serah, a daughter of Asher; the only granddaughter of Jacob named in the list.
Where else “serach” appears- their sisterאֲחֹתָachota
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achota” appears- Heberחֶבֶרchever
Heber
Heber, the name of a grandson of Asher, of Heber the Kenite, husband of Jael, and of other Israelites.
Where else “chever” appears- and Malchielמַלְכִּיאֵלmalkiel
Malchiel
Malchiel, a grandson of Asher.
Where else “malkiel” appears
The context
16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 · This verse (above)
18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob, sixteen persons.
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?